# List of shipwrecks in May 1837

The list of shipwrecks in May 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1837.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maria | Hamburg | The brig was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain to Hamburg. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Fowle's Point, Aberdeenshire. |
| Rambler | United States | The ship was wrecked on Caribou Island, in Lake Michigan. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Greyhound | Saint Lucia | The drogher sloop was wrecked in Praslin Bay,Saint Lucia. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl Johan | Norway | The ship was in collision with Camilla ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Bergen. The wreck was beached at Hastings, Sussex on 8 May. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alum Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. |
| Maid of Galloway | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Whitehaven, Cumberland. Maid of Galloway was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Oregon | United States | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Tahite. |
| Three Betseys | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| William | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent by a steamship. The wreck was dispersed by gunpowder in November. |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Probity | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 9 May. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Rieserholt". She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic. |
| Guadeloupe | Brazil | The ship was wrecked on the "Penta Careras". She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Monte Video, Uruguay. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ben Sherrod | United States | The steamboat caught fire and was destroyed in the Mississippi River 30 miles (48 km) downstream of Natchez, Mississippi with the loss of about 150 lives. Some survivors were rescued by Columbus ( United States). Ben Sherrod was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Louisville, Kentucky. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the "Brandylon". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine Christina | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Biscarrosse, Landes, France. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. |

### 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks at Rota, Spain. Britannia was refloated and put back to Cádiz. She was consequently condemned. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vrow Margaretha | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Saintes, off the French coast. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland. |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alcyon | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire in Rostrevor Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. John was later towed back to Newry. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated. |
| Cora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was refloated. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cate | United States | The ship foundered off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Antigua. Eight of her crew were rescued. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Loire | France | The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was consequently condemned. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship struck a ledge near the Runnel Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Mary Halket | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Azov Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Taganrog, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Heisternest, Prussia with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boreas | United Kingdom | The brig collided with Richmond ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Richmond. Boreas was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| New Brunswick | British North America | The ship ran ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated and put into Christiansand, Norway, where she sank on 24 May. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Saint John, New Brunswick. New Brunswick was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Socrates | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Honduras. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Monica | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster, Norfolk with the loss of at least one life. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cargadoes Caragon Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fate | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 30 May. |
| Loire | France | The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated. |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the White Island Reef, British North America. Her crew were rescued. |
| Wexford | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Wexford was towed in to Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America on 13 June. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Delta | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands and Jamaica. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Nakkehead", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ruby was later refloated and taken in to Hornbeck Bay. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Mariner | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Egg Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in The Wash and was severely damaged. She was refloated and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Eurotas | France | The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Syra, Greece and Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône. Eurotas was refloated on 10 June with assistance from HMS Tribune ( Royal Navy), a French navy Brig of War, an Ottoman Navy frigate, and two steamships. |
| Exmouth | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in St Andrews Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Aberdeen. |
| Hannibal | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Pierre Antoine | France | The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Ghent, Belgium. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Splough Rock. Her crew were rescued. |
| Queen Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal off Ganjam, India in early May. |
| Sabantio | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The brig was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt. |
| Willem de Eerst | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Saucepan Shoal, off the Turtle Islands. All on board, more than 150 people, survived. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. |